Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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Days 0-3 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
30 NNW30
15 NW15
15 W15
20 WSW20
25 W25
15 NW15
20 NW20
10 NW10
10 WNW10
10 WSW10
15 SSW15
15 SW15
10 W10
10 NNW10
20 N20
20 NNW20
20 NNW20
25 NNW25
clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-12 -7 -6 -10 -8 -8 -10 -5 -4 -8 -5 -5 -10 -9 -8 -12 -7 -5
Low °C
-16 -11 -8 -11 -12 -10 -12 -9 -6 -9 -9 -8 -12 -12 -10 -13 -12 -8
Chill °C
-22 -13 -11 -17 -16 -15 -18 -10 -8 -13 -10 -11 -15 -14 -13 -21 -14 -12
Freezing level m
1850 3150 2850 2200 2850 2600 2200 3400 3100 2750 3350 2800 2100 2850 2500 2000 3100 2950
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-12-7-6-10-8-8-10-5-4-8-5-5-10-9-8-12-7-5-9-2-1-6-4-3-7-10-4-10-7-4-3-9-30
Sunrise
- 7:15 - - 7:16 - - 7:16 - - 7:16 - - 7:18 - - 7:18 -
Sunset
- - 4:42 - - 4:42 - - 4:43 - - 4:43 - - 4:43 - - 4:44

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
3028m alt.
1 hour ago
-15.0° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Como
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
52 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
Buena Vista
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-9.4° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
37 km N
3680m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Summit County
38 km WNW
3434m alt.
49 minutes ago
-15° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 192).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ptarmigan Peak and within an acceptable time window.